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Betty Shelby

Civil Rights Regional 

Slain Man’s Estate Sues Acquitted Tulsa Cop

June 15, 2017June 16, 2017 DAVID LEE
Betty Shelby, equal protection, Excessive Force, Oklahoma, Police, Shooting, Terence Crutcher, Tulsa

The estate of unarmed black motorist Terence Crutcher sued white Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby and the city Thursday, claiming he was unnecessarily shot and killed without probable cause during a traffic stop last year.

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Civil Rights Criminal 

Jury That Cleared Her Says Killer Cop Was Not ‘Blameless’

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 DAVID LEE
Betty Shelby, jury, Oklahoma, Police Killing, race, Terence Crutcher, Tulsa, verdict

The jury that acquitted white Tulsa police Officer Betty Shelby for killing an unarmed black motorist questioned Friday whether she had “other options available to subdue” the man before he reached into his car, implying that she is not “blameless” in his death.

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Criminal Trials 

Former Police Officer Cleared on Shooting Unarmed Man in Tulsa

May 18, 2017December 7, 2017 DAVID LEE
Betty Shelby, jury, manslaughter, Oklahoma, Police, Shooting, Terence Crutcher, Tulsa

A jury acquitted white Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby late Wednesday evening of first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist last year.

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Criminal Trials 

Ex-Tulsa Cop’s Manslaughter Case Goes to Jury

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 DAVID LEE
Betty Shelby, jury, manslaughter, Oklahoma, Terence Crutcher, Tulsa

Jurors began deliberating the fate of white, former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby on Wednesday after closing arguments on the eighth day of her racially charged manslaughter trial.

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Criminal Trials 

Tulsa Cop Has ‘No Regrets’ About Fatal Traffic-Stop Shooting

May 15, 2017May 16, 2017 DAVID LEE
Betty Shelby, manslaughter, Oklahoma, police shooting, Terence Crutcher, Tulsa

Former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby testified in her own defense Monday, telling jurors in her manslaughter trial that the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist was his own fault and she has “no regrets” about what happened.

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Criminal 

Weapon Theory Sinks at Trial on Tulsa Police Shooting

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 DAVID LEE
Betty Shelby, Law5, Oklahoma, Police Killing, Terence Crutcher, threats, Tulsa, weapons

Groans filled the courtroom Thursday during the fourth day of trial for a white former Tulsa police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man, when her attorney implied that a screwdriver in the man’s SUV could be considered a weapon.

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Civil Rights Criminal 

Police-Killing Defense Blames Public Pressure for Charges

May 11, 2017May 12, 2017 DAVID LEE
Betty Shelby, Oklahoma, Police Killing, Terence Crutcher, Tulsa

Attorneys for fired white Tulsa police Officer Betty Shelby accused prosecutors during opening statements Wednesday of charging her too quickly with first-degree manslaughter out of fear of public backlash after she shot and killed an unarmed black motorist.

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Civil Rights Criminal 

Judge Scolds Accused Tulsa Officer for Going on TV

April 10, 2017 DAVID LEE
Betty Shelby, Police Killing, Terence Crutcher, Tulsa

The judge in the case of the Tulsa policewoman accused of shooting to death an unarmed black motorist scolded Officer Betty Shelby for appearing on “60 Minutes” and endangering the jury selection process.

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